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The Time is a funk and dance-pop ensemble formed in 1981. They are prominent proteges of Prince and arguably his most sucessful side project.
The band was assembled under a clause in Prince’s contract with Warner Bros. that allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label. Inspired by the 1980 film The Idolmaker, about the life of music promoter and producer Bob Marucci (the svengali figure behind such 50s/early 60s teen idols as Fabian and Frankie Avalon)… , Prince decided to put together a poppy funk group that would serve as a pet project and an outlet for further hits and material in the vein of his own early albums while he himself went on to explore other genres and styles in his own career.
By 1981, he had built The Time out of an existing Minneapolis funk unit, “Flyte Tyme” (from the Donald Byrd song), which featured Jellybean Johnson on drums, Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir on keyboards, and Terry Lewis on bass. To this base were added Jesse Johnson on guitar and a lead singer and childhood friend named Morris Day, drawn from another local band called “Enterprise”. Prince had used an Enterprise song, “Partyup”, on his Dirty Mind album, and his selection of Day was essentially a reward; he had originally tapped Alexander O’Neal - yet another player in the Minneapolis Uptown funk scene - for the vocalist slot, but O’Neal wanted too much money.
The band was assembled under a clause in Prince’s contract with Warner Bros. that allowed him to recruit and produce other artists for the label. Inspired by the 1980 film The Idolmaker, about the life of music promoter and producer Bob Marucci (the svengali figure behind such 50s/early 60s teen idols as Fabian and Frankie Avalon)… , Prince decided to put together a poppy funk group that would serve as a pet project and an outlet for further hits and material in the vein of his own early albums while he himself went on to explore other genres and styles in his own career.
By 1981, he had built The Time out of an existing Minneapolis funk unit, “Flyte Tyme” (from the Donald Byrd song), which featured Jellybean Johnson on drums, Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir on keyboards, and Terry Lewis on bass. To this base were added Jesse Johnson on guitar and a lead singer and childhood friend named Morris Day, drawn from another local band called “Enterprise”. Prince had used an Enterprise song, “Partyup”, on his Dirty Mind album, and his selection of Day was essentially a reward; he had originally tapped Alexander O’Neal - yet another player in the Minneapolis Uptown funk scene - for the vocalist slot, but O’Neal wanted too much money.
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TwistedMya wrote:
"- Сука-бля, "Тайм"." [2]
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DiER1v3t wrote:
"- Сука-бля, "Тайм"."
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UnholyTancred wrote:
Somebody bring me a mirror.
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qingying1989 wrote:
是不是由珍妮的製作人Jimmy Jam& Terry Lewis還有王子組成的啊？？
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Lipglossedify wrote:
Join me here if you love music like The Time :]
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marillano wrote:
Einige gute Stücke, vor allem Jungle Love !
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CalvinMark29 wrote:
Where are the tracks to listen to?! One of the tightest bands of the '80s and no tracks to listen to?
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Are_You_Serious wrote:
lol ... tommarkham is funny
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Hopkinator wrote:
Jay and Silent Bob's fav.
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tommarkham wrote:
When I was a kid I didn't understand the line "damn girl, how'd you fit all that in them jeans?". I thought he'd discovered she was a transvestite. Now I realise he meant a big, fine, booty.
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Colfire wrote:
C-O-O-L!!!!! What's That Spell????
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phillip360 wrote:
what time is it?
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DartHomer wrote:
Двинутый на сексе, стильный сутинер))))
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butrom4ik wrote:
Джей и Молчаливый Ббоб=)
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Freckledgrrl wrote:
Morris and Jerome! Takes me back to just after high school graduation...!
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trueiopian wrote:
Get it up!
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Amlight_ wrote:
You don't know "Jungle Love"? That shit is the mad notes. Written by God Herself and handed down to the world's greatest band--the motherfucking Time!
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bFunkD wrote:
They'll be playing in NL on the 23rd of May, any more tour dates planned?
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rossdouglas wrote:
Always good for funky jams or soulful sounds.
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jcdc0818 wrote:
I love this group!
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